“Other” Class Notes

Kathryn Harris (Engr ’02 CM) is special assistant to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. She was previously the senior director for Egypt at the office of the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs.

J. Allen (Col ’99 CM) has founded Locum Line, a website for health care professionals to find and rate locum tenens, or temporary jobs, learn about the industry and network with colleagues and placement agencies worldwide. Dr. Allen has worked as a physician in New Zealand and various U.S. states, including Hawaii.

Benjamin Scribner (Col ’96 CM) and his wife, Hilary, welcomed a daughter, Julia Lorelei, on April 28, 2014. Julia joins big sister Virginia Lillian. Julia and Virginia are the granddaughters of Willard M. Scribner (Arch ’71 L/M) and the nieces of Elizabeth Scribner Forness (Col ’92), Abigail Davis Spanberger (Col ’01), Adam Spanberger (Engr ’02) and Meredith Davis (Col ’11 L/M). The family resides in Richmond, Va.

George Coussoulos (Educ ’65) recently published The Transformation of Thomas Jefferson: The Dilemma of Slavery, a speculative book of fiction that sorts through the racism that permeated every aspect of 19th-century society. Mr. Coussoulos holds a master’s degree in educational psychology and previously wrote a book for educators, Behind Closed Doors: Every Teacher’s Chance to Change the World, published in 2004.

John Russo (Engr ’89 CM) has been named product director at Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix. In this new role, he is responsible for developing and implementing long-term strategic financial objectives for various propulsion engine product lines. He and his wife, Lisa, live in Chandler, Ariz., with their two children.

Courtney Reynolds (Col ’95 CM) and her husband, John, welcomed a daughter, Margaret Lee, “Meg,” on June 8, 2014. Meg joins big sister Rachel, 3.

Jeff Larson (Grad ’87 CM) is executive administrative assistant in the office of student success and student learning at College of the Desert in Palm Desert, Calif.

Christian Lapham was listed as a Virginia Super Lawyer in Family Law for 2014.

Not entirely sure that ’73 is the correct year that my father earned his degree from UVA, but please make a note that he died March 22, 2013, and remove him from the mailing list for the alumni magazine and all associated correspondence.

Thank you, Jane Everson (Class of 80/83)

Susan Jane Grayden Bowman (Col ’10) and Zachary Drew Shapiro (Engr ’09) were married on May 24, 2014, in Asheville, North Carolina. The Shapiros reside in Raleigh, North Carolina, where Mrs. Shapiro is a combined veterinary/PhD student at North Carolina State University, and Mr. Shapiro is an MBA student at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

Amber Westphal (Col ’07) received a Master of Arts degree in teaching in May 2014 from George Mason University, where she was an officer of the National Art Education Association student chapter. She also received an award in recognition of her excellent teaching, academic and artistic performance.

Richard Miller (Col ’75 CM) has accepted a faculty appointment at the University of Chicago, beginning July 1, 2014. He was previously Provost Professor in the department of religious studies at Indiana University, where he had taught since 1985.

Robert Sell (Col ’75 CM) has retired for a second time. He first retired in 2009 from Corning Inc., where he had worked for 30 years, most recently as manager of strategy development, intellectual property and marketing communications. Mr. Sell retired this year after five years as a professor of management at Elmira College in New York.